Is China Quietly Winning the Iran War?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Iran war on global energy markets and China's strategic positioning in the conflict.

The war with Iran isn't just a Middle East story anymore. As a ttacks on s hip s in the Strait of Hormuz disrup t global energy market s , t he economic impacts are being felt by Europe, the United States, and especially the Indo-Pacific. Does the ongoing conflict provide a strategic opening for China ? And h ow is India navigating this new era of complicate d alliances ? James Crabtree, d istinguished f ellow in the Asia p rogram at the European Council on Foreign Relations, break s it down.

People in this episode

Guest: James Crabtree

Topics covered

• China
• Iran
• Middle East
• global energy markets
• strategic alliances
• India
• conflict

Keywords

• Iran
• China
• global energy
• Middle East conflict
• India
• strategic alliances
• Strait of Hormuz
• James Crabtree

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Council on Foreign Relations

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Europe, United States, Indo-Pacific, China, India

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